Gilles Creek Fire
The Gilles Creek Fire was reported on July 4, 2022 in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska and burned 2,374 acres. It was declared out on November 22, 2022. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,374 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 4, 2022
Map
Perimeter mapped March 21, 2023 at 2:28 PM AKDT, 2,374 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 64.409, -145.842.
The incident
- Size
- 2,374 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 4, 2022 at 12:24 PM AKDT
- Contained
- November 22, 2022 at 10:26 AM AKST
- Controlled
- November 22, 2022 at 10:26 AM AKST
- Declared out
- November 22, 2022 at 10:26 AM AKST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Southeast Fairbanks County
- State
- Alaska
- Protecting agency
- DVF
- Jurisdiction
- DNR
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $73,004
- Part of
- Middle Tanana Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-AKDAS-212460
- IRWIN identifier
- 379582A0-DCBE-442B-AD7D-CAA99D1FB133
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Big Delta, AK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Big Delta, AK18 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Salcha, AK33 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Eielson Air Force Base, AK40 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Deltana, AK42 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- North Pole, AK51 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Badger, AK57 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 11, 2023 at 12:51 PM AKST. Identifier 2022-AKDAS-212460.